So the day after Art Lotto’s private opening was First Friday in downtown Harrisonburg, and this time the festivities spilled out onto the pavement in front of Larkin Arts. Just take a look at how much fun everyone had! And, … Continue reading
“I think this year is the best year yet” was the most frequent comment of the evening. You’d think after three years and 150-ish portraits, this town would run out of creativity. Nope. It just gets better and better. I’m … Continue reading
*Some photos contributed by Rachel Herr. Copyright © 2012-13 · All Rights Reserved · ilovemyburg.com. Written content by Katie Mitchell. Photos by Brandy Somers. This material may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, or printed without express written consent. Thank you … Continue reading
*Some photos by Rachel Herr. Copyright © 2012-13 · All Rights Reserved · ilovemyburg.com. Written content by Katie Mitchell. Photos by Brandy Somers. This material may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, or printed without express written consent. Thank you for … Continue reading
Hard to believe it’s time to get lucky again. Has it really been eight months since dozens of couples put their (art) tools together in the spirit of creation? Yep. Art Lotto!! Put simply, this brain child of Brandy Somers … Continue reading
The last sweet morsels of a special treat… Sing it, ladies! Portrait of Mariza Dovis by April Sedeen. mixed media Portrait of Kurt Rosenberger by Todd Yoder. oil. That’s right–oil. Portrait of Sarafina Landis by Toviah Morris. photograph *Some … Continue reading
Photos from all three days of Harrisonburg’s first ever Art Lotto! Portrait of Kevin Edwards by Morgan Fink Oil aglow and smiley Portrait by Rachel Herr Crayon–shared by little Cole :) Portrait of Elliott Downs by Pat Jarrett He had … Continue reading
A few more images of Art Lotto 2012, inside and out… Portrait of Luke Watson by Esther King “Be water/It flows and crashes/change with change. Every little thing is gonna be alright.” Mixed media. Portrait of April Sedeen by Sarafina … Continue reading
I’ve known Brandy Somers a long time, and I know that when she decides to do something, she does it. She doesn’t make promises she can’t keep, and she doesn’t like the feeling of letting anyone down, including herself. I … Continue reading
getting inspired. two Herrs and a Diener.
Better than… well, sliced bread.
participating artists Esther King April Sedeen Mariza Dovis Ashley McCoy Billy (Boyd) Smith Ben Fraits Annie Hogan Brian Diener Nicole Martorana Chris Whitmore Ashley McCoy Cora Cloud Jeremy Cline Denise Kanter Teale Davies Eddie Mason Erin Kling Elliott Downs Pat … Continue reading
You gotta admit it–Harrisonburg is a great town for art. A hub, if you will. A hotbed. Perhaps even a mecca. And on the lucky evening of the thirteenth of March, forty-three local artists journeyed to the Blue Nile to … Continue reading
For fifteen years, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has been working to restore vitality to our history-rich downtown and turn it into the economic and social center it used to be. Millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours later, … Continue reading
Valerie Smith is an industrious woman. Maybe it comes from having taught public school art, where your budget is like 17 cents a kid and you have to constantly make something from nothing, find ways to scrape together materials, and … Continue reading
My friend is so talented. So talented!! Brandy Somers works all year as a high school art teacher, photographs their creations, this beautiful city, and adventures with her loved ones and publishes it all on FOUR blogs (or five??), heads … Continue reading
On the way into the Nile for Rock Lotto, Brandy and I walked past this truck. It looked like… well, a corpse sitting in the driver’s seat, and I literally starting shaking with fear. Turns out, it’s a HAT. A … Continue reading
I am always amazed by musicians. And not just people who can “play an instrument.” I took piano lessons for years; I could read music and touch the right keys. But I’m not a musician. Musicians can improvise. They can … Continue reading
There’s something about sitting at a rough-hewn wooden slab in front of a tray of Three Notch’d beer samples that makes you want to spill your guts. Perhaps it hearkens back to the days of my beer-swilling ancestors in Ireland … Continue reading
The simple, lovely flower has long been a source of joy and comfort to us humans. We look forward to spring when we can dig in the raw dirt and plant beauty. In the fall, we sentimentally press those coveted … Continue reading
i love my burg. 